brianG v tyronec anatomy of disaster all welcome

[BrianG]

Final south

Note the split division by Tyronec holding the rear of the pockets.

He puts his main strength into the cutting off units

[BrianG]

moscow final

[BrianG]

When you have a chunk of your Russian troops cut off in the first week of February 1942, it's best to run away!

[chaos45]

IDK the odds of some of your attacks were pretty low before dice were even rolled, so could be predictable soviet defeats.

As well the Soviet bouncing HQs....this has been an issue in other games times past as well....think it was Michael vs Pelton were like all the soviet HQs mysteriously bounced to the rear, and I had a similar situation in my game vs Pelton, but think this is first it has popped up since then which was a long time ago.

[BrianG]

South Result counterattack:

The try to open this south pocket will end up with more good units thrown away trying to save bad units.

This game turned on this cutoff and relief attempt.

The better Russian play seeing this situation would be to realized the Germans are too strong and start retreated East immediately!

This is hindsight but should be a trigger result.

If i had started my March retreat 1 month early (first turn of Feb), this game would have been much different. And i had room to give down south.

[BrianG]

as for low attack odds, i was in need of a victory at any price.

[BrianG]

NEW SOUTH POCKET!

bad thrown after good.

Here is the relief attack lineup

[BrianG]

and a victory. For once!

BUT

i was still better off retreating!

[BrianG]

fin south final

i split and 3 stack a corp

[BrianG]

Moscow final

and secondary defense lines

[BrianG]

final north Moscow.

can someone detect the future trouble?

[BrianG]

middle final

shows 2nd and third fall back defense lines

[BrianG]

Crimea final

What am i doing here!! It was all very easy up to this spot.

Do the German look at this as a mere flea bite?

Ah it's the sticking my neck out strategy?

[BrianG]

South final showing D values and supply.

The Germans only have to move thru 2 zoc's so they are easily able in blizzard to still cause cut offs as it all jammed in.

That is one reason I should have retreated. B/c i am so close he is able to capture units.

It should be bad next turn.

What am i doing. Get out.

[BrianG]

To start with I get these 2 stupid surrenders from front line supplied units.

I'm not sure where to begin the comment.

[BrianG]

Then i look south and see

a high number of Red Guard units trapped.

thus the pain renews.

I proceed to throw more good after bad and start the rescue process.

[BrianG]

In the middle i get a good north moscow win

[BrianG]

down south rescue fails after 3 attacks on this hex.

[BrianG]

South final

i guess i had more time to escape east.

[BrianG]

middle final.

On hindsight i see now that the Germans maintained a very strong defensive stack at the tip of the rr supply.